RSF Reporting Fellowships

The Reporters Without Borders Germany (RSF) is opening a new call for applications for the annual RSF Reporting Fellowships.

Two journalists who have been exposed to threats and endangerment due to their work will be invited to Berlin for six months. The RSF Reporting Fellowships provide a safe space in which the selected candidates can continue to work on and complete a journalistic project. At the end of the six months, the fellows return to their countries of residence.

The Fellowships

There are two RSF Reporting Fellowships:

• The RSF Research and Recharge Fellowship is aimed at media professionals at risk who want to complete a journalistic project with a focus on climate, climate change, or environmental issues at a national, regional or global scale.
• The RSF Digital Freedom & Safety Fellowship is particularly aimed at journalists who have been exposed to digital threats/surveillance in the past, and who plan to complete a journalistic project on a topic of their choice.

Reporting project

The candidate applies with a self-selected journalistic reporting project, which:

• Is realisable within the set time frame (in any medium, e.g. visual, sound, or writing).
• Explores new angles and topics.

The goal is to publish the project’s result and, if possible, to present it at a public event.

Benefits

• Visa and travel costs
• Furnished apartment in Berlin
• Travel health insurance for the six months spent in Berlin
• Psychological/psychosocial support
• Workshops (e.g. on digital safety training, stress management)
• Professional journalistic and/or personal training opportunities
• Project-related costs (e.g. printing, room rental for podcast, editing of audio-visual material, among others).

How to apply

The deadline for applications is November 25, 2024. To learn more and apply, please click here.